Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale Review: Touching, Inspiring Journey of Nayan!

The latest documentary series on Netflix, “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale,” gives an interesting peek into the life of South Indian cinema’s reigning queen, Nayanthara. This documentary was directed by Amit Krishnan and is now available on the streaming giant Netflix.The nearly one-hour-twenty-two-minute documentary wonderfully tells Nayanthara’s journey right from her childhood to when she rose as a lady superstar.

It begins with Nayanthara’s childhood photo and school days, passing on to her early days in the film world. The movie also analyzes how she got her first break in cinema and transitioned from Malayalam to Tamil cinema.In the documentary, Nayanthara opens up about all sorts of struggles she faced in the initial days in the industry body shaming and how she went about overcoming it. The criticisms of their personal life and their fall affect their careers. She says how she bounced back from it.

Several directors and producers who have worked with Nayanthara have also spoken about their experiences regarding the actress’s trustworthiness and perseverance. Her unique role as Sita in “Sri Rama Rajyam” is particularly highlighted, even though there has been a lot of publicity regarding the negative criticisms surrounding her taking up that role.

The second half of the documentary is about Nayanthara’s romance with filmmaker Vignesh Shivan, the wedding preparations, and life thereafter. The couple shares experiences from first meeting to deciding on a wedding at Glass House.

A sweet glance at Nayanthara and Vignesh’s twin children is given so the end is seen to satisfy the viewers. Altogether, “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale” is an exciting and inspiring documentary that shows the journey of Nayanthara, struggles, perseverance, and success.

Bihar: BSEB announces result of teacher competency test

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) announced the results of the second phase of the competency test for teachers on Saturday.Chairman Anand Kishore, the chairman of BSEB provided a detailed breakdown of the performance across different categories.

Under classes 1 to 5, a total of 81.42 per cent passed in subjects including Bangla, Urdu, and Hindi. For class 6 to 8 teachers, the pass percentage for 7 subjects in this category is 81.41 per cent. Under 9 to 10, out of those who appeared for competency tests in 12 subjects, 84.20 per cent were declared successful and in 11 and 12, with 22 subjects in this category, 71.40 per cent of candidates passed.

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Chairman Anand Kishore provided an update on the recently concluded second phase of the Sakshamta Exam for teachers and shared plans for the upcoming third phase.Kishore said that a total of 54,840 candidates passed in 1 to 5, 6702 candidates in the categories of 6 to 8, 3395 candidates passed the examination in 9 and 10 and 779 candidates succeeded in 11 and 12.

He further said the Sakshamta-3 Exam advertisement will be released on November 25, candidates can fill out forms from November 26 to December 8, admit cards will be issued from December 19 and the examinations will be held from December 26 to December 31 in online mode. The result will be declared on February 5, 2025.

The results of the State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) are expected to be released next week, as confirmed by the BSEB Chairman.This phase of the competency test marks an important step in evaluating and improving teaching standards and enhances the quality of education in Bihar through comprehensive teacher competency.

The Nitish Kumar government is focusing on providing jobs to as many people in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has already announced to give 12 lakh jobs in one year.